The death toll in one of the worst rail disasters in the country that took place when the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Kanpur, rose to 130 on Monday, officials said. The toll was confirmed by the Kanpur District Magistrate Office. So far, 58 victims have been identified. Over 150 people were injured in the tragedy […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked NDA parliamentarians to reach out to people over the government’s demonitisation move and explain to them decisions taken by the Reserve Bank of India and Finance Ministry to negate charges being levelled by the opposition, said informed sources. Sources said a communication has been sent by the BJP parliamentary party, […]
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao on Friday offered his kidney to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is suffering from kidney failure and on the lookout for a suitable donor. In a letter to Sushma Swaraj, Rao said: “I am very sorry to hear about your health problems and that you have […]
The demonetisation of high value Indian currency that has caused chaos “was poorly thought out and executed”, the New York Times said on Friday. Saying the decision to scrap the old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes had thrown the economy into turmoil, the Times said the Narendra Modi government did not appreciate the extent of […]
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay, for now, the petitions against demonetisation pending before different High Courts and subordinate courts. “It indicates the magnitude of the problem is serious. People are going to the High Courts for relief. This is a serious issue. Let them go,” said a bench of Chief Justice T.S. […]
People hustled in long queues outside banks and ATMs on Friday, struggling to get cash for their daily expenses on the ninth consecutive day since the government announced the spiking of high value currency notes. People were seen standing outside banks and teller machines since early morning to get cash or deposit or exchange the […]
US President-elect Donald Trump met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first foreign head of government he spoke face to face since he won the November 8 election. A spokesperson said that the meeting began on Thursday evening at 4.55 p.m., at New York’s Trump Tower, Efe news reported. Although initial reports were that Vice […]
US Vice President-elect Mike Pence met with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. According to Ryan’s office after the meeting held on Thursday, the two conservative politicians had a “productive” meeting on the transition activities of the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, Efe news reported. Discussed at the meeting, which […]
Nearly 200 nations on Friday reaffirmed their political commitment to a global climate deal that is ‘irreversible’ at the ongoing UN climate talks that were mostly overshadowed by US President-elect Donald Trump’s comments to cut off funding to climate change programmes. “We call for the highest political commitment to combat climate change, as a matter […]
The man who vandalised US President-elect Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been charged with felony, officials said. James Lambert Otis, 52, made headlines on October 26 after video of him taking a pick-axe to the star went viral, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. The District Attorney’s Office on Thursday […]